John Clarey

Last updated

John Clarey
Personal information
Full nameJohn Clarey
Born (1940-10-04) 4 October 1940 (age 83)
Woolwich, London, England
Team information
RoleRider

John Clarey (born 4 October 1940) is a British former racing cyclist. [1]

Contents

Cycling career

He represented England in the 10 miles scratch race at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, despite being hospitalised a few days earlier when training for the event at the velodrome. [2]

Four years later he was selected to represent England again at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica where he participated in the road race. [3]

He was the national 10 miles champion but finished in last place in the 1968 Tour de France. [4]

Major results

1961
1st Stage 12 Milk Race
1962
1st Stage 2 Milk Race
Commonwealth Games, Track, 10 Mile
1963
2nd British National Road Race Amateurs
1964
3rd British National Road Race Amateurs
1966
1st Lincoln Grand Prix
1968
63rd Tour de France

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vern Hanaray</span> New Zealand cyclist

Vernon ("Vern") John Hanaray is a former road cyclist from New Zealand, who represented his native country in the men's individual road race at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1974 and 1978 Commonwealth Games. Hanaray won the 1974 edition of the Archer Grand Prix cycle race.

Philip Edwards was a British professional road racing cyclist.

Arthur Metcalfe was a British racing cyclist who twice rode the Tour de France and, as an amateur remains the only male rider to win the British road race championship and the British Best All-Rounder (BBAR) time trial competition in the same year.

Christopher Malcolm Newton is a road and track racing cyclist. Newton is a multiple world champion and triple Olympic medalist.

Paul Curran is a former professional English racing cyclist from Thornaby, North Yorkshire.

Chris Lillywhite is an English competitive cyclist from East Molesey, Surrey.

Peter Buckley was a Manx and British racing cyclist. He was a gold medalist in the road race at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.

Keith Butler was a British cycling champion who raced as a professional in Belgium and France and who later organised cycle races in England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steve Joughin</span>

Steve Joughin is a former professional Manx road racing cyclist. He was the first Manxman ever win the British professional road race title. He is arguably one of the best UK riders of his generation, riding in the 1980s.

Geoff Wiles is an English former professional racing cyclist.

Jeffrey Williams is an English former professional road racing cyclist from Manchester. He rode for Great Britain at the Olympic Games, and won several national championship titles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mark Bell (cyclist)</span> English cyclist

Mark Bell was an English professional cyclist from Birkenhead. He rode for Britain in the Olympic Games, won the national road championship as an amateur and then a professional and was the first foreigner to win the Étoile de Sud stage race in Belgium. He died at 49 after collapsing at his home in Bebington, Wirral. He had recently recovered from alcoholism.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bob Downs</span> English cyclist (born 1954)

Robert Downs is a former English professional cyclist from Basildon, Essex.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bill Bradley (cyclist)</span> English cyclist

Bill Bradley was a twice English National Road Race Champion, represented Great Britain in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, won twice the Tour of Britain Road Race Milk Race and until recently held the record for climbing the Grossglockner in the Tour of Austria. He remains the only rider to have won the Tour of Britain in two consecutive years. He rode for the Southport RCC throughout his career.

Darryl James Webster is a former English professional cyclist from Walsall.

Phil Griffiths is an English former racing cyclist from Stone, Staffordshire.


Chris Walker is a male former professional cyclist from Sheffield. He represented England in the road race, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

David J. Akam is a retired track and road cyclist. He was active professionally between 1984 and 1987.

Michael 'Mick' A Shea, is a male former cyclist who competed for England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gary Crewe</span> British cyclist

Gary Crewe is a former British international cyclist.

References

  1. "John Clarey". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "John Clarey". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 April 2014.